Immortals.
They were, without a doubt, the existence every cultivator yearned for.
Which practitioner did not wish to attain the Dao and become an Immortal?
Who did not wish to shed their mortal coil and ascend?
Legends said that only by attaining the Dao and becoming an Immortal could one achieve true longevity.
From then on, one would no longer be a mortal body of flesh and blood, but a pure and holy Immortal physique.
Most importantly, shedding one's mortal coil and becoming an Immortal meant rising above the masses. Ordinary people, even Earth Immortals or Loose Immortals, had to bow respectfully upon meeting an Immortal. Although the strength of a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal could rival a True Immortal, it was only a barely passable comparison. The power of a True Immortal was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine. The mere aura of an Immortal was enough to awe the masses; a single thought could erase an Earth Immortal, and raising a hand could unleash countless profound divine abilities.
For such Immortals, the Immortal Dynasty had actually dispatched twenty to thirty this time, along with over three hundred Loose Immortals and more than six hundred Earth Immortals. Such a massive scale was truly rare in the past hundred years of the current era.
It was said that among these thirty Immortals, the leaders were two famously powerful Immortal aristocratic families from this world: the Haoran Xun Family and the Liuguang Clan.
The Haoran Xun Family was an ancient Immortal aristocratic family with a long-standing, prestigious reputation in this world. Although the family had always taken safeguarding the Immortal Dynasty as its duty, unlike other arrogant and domineering Immortal families, the Haoran Xun Family had, since ancient times, upheld the principle of "Haoran" (Vast Righteousness) throughout the world. This held true even in the era of scarce resources and a corrupt Immortal Dynasty during ancient times.
As for the Liuguang Clan.
This was an Immortal aristocratic family that had been extremely powerful in ancient times. However, it gradually declined after the Immortal Dynasty was overthrown. Only with the Immortal Dynasty's return in the current era did the Liuguang Clan rise again, and it had become even more frenzied than in ancient times. It was now one of the most prominent and powerful Immortal aristocratic families in the world.
The clan produced geniuses in abundance, with countless opportunities and fortunes, hailed as a family favored by heaven in the current era.
The fame of the Liuguang Clan was undeniably great, but its reputation was far inferior to that of the Haoran Xun Family.
The reason was simple: the disciples of the Liuguang Clan were too arrogant, too domineering, bullying the weak and preying on men and women. They could be described as utterly overbearing.
However, due to the Liuguang Clan's power—not only having backing within the Immortal Dynasty but also connections above the clouds, with an extremely complex background—most others dared only to harbor resentment, not voice it.
Both the Haoran Xun Family and the Liuguang Clan were well-known. The fact that the Immortals leading this delegation included members from both families was enough to prove how seriously the Immortal Dynasty viewed the matter of Yanluo.
Moreover.
The personnel dispatched by the Immortal Dynasty this time were not just over a thousand Immortal officials; there were also Immortal Nobles.
It was said that quite a few accompanying Immortal Dynasty Nobles had come as well, numbering over two hundred. Among these two hundred-plus Immortal Dynasty Nobles, Zi Yun Immortal Nobles alone accounted for more than ten.
As everyone knew.
Immortal Dynasty Nobles were all second-generation immortals, possessing innate Immortal Spirit Breath along with the Great Sun Bright Light Dharma Aspect, making them formidable.
The Zi Yun Immortal Nobles were hailed as prodigies among Immortal Nobles. Each Zi Yun Immortal Noble possessed great fortune. For example, Wang Feiyu of the Yanluo Immortal Manor not only possessed Di Sha bloodline but also carried a Human Dao Decree.
It was said that each of the more than ten Zi Yun Immortal Nobles dispatched by the Immortal Dynasty this time also had significant backgrounds. They were all prodigies of great fortune born in response to destiny, possessing various minor Mandates of Heaven, minor decrees, and extraordinary great fortunes.
Take the famous Long Qianren, for instance.
The name Long Qianren held high renown not only among the many Nobles of the Immortal Dynasty but also across the Divine Continent and even this world.
He was a noble young master of the Cloudtop Long Family. The existence of the Cloudtop Long Family was such that even the Haoran Xun Family and the Liuguang Clan of this world had to treat them with caution.
Legends said the Cloudtop Long Family possessed Illusory Dragon guardians. Combined with the Great Sun Bright Light Dharma Aspect bestowed by the Immortal Dynasty, they were hailed as "Azure Dragon Dominating the Sun." Their imposing might rivaled that of an Immortal's aura, truly remarkable!
And that Long Qianren was an extraordinary prodigy who possessed a minor Mandate of Heaven, a minor Immortal Decree, and was even rumored to have a touch of Minor Natural Law. Although his cultivation was only at the Earth Immortal level, relying on the imposing might of the Azure Dragon Dominating the Sun and his extraordinary fortune, his strength was said to be sufficient to rival a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal. Even Immortals were quite wary of him.
Not only that.
Besides the two hundred-plus Immortal Dynasty Nobles and the more than ten Zi Yun Immortal Nobles, there were also several Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles.
If Zi Yun Immortal Nobles were hailed as prodigies among Immortal Nobles, then the existence of Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles could rightly be called Nobles among Nobles.
The existence of Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles had always been quite mysterious. They were neither as dazzling as ordinary Immortal Nobles nor as radiant as Zi Yun Immortal Nobles. Compared to them, Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles were very low-key.
But low-key as they were.
No one dared to ignore the existence of a Purple-Gold Immortal Noble.
Let alone ignore.
Even those radiant Zi Yun Immortal Nobles, showered with favor and possessing great fortune, acted with restraint in front of Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles. Even Nine Tribulations Loose Immortals, and even True Immortals, dared not act presumptuously before a Purple-Gold Immortal Noble.
Why?
No reason needed.
Because without exception, the identity of any Purple-Gold Immortal Noble was extraordinary.
Either they were great powers who had reincarnated.
Or they came from legendary realms beyond the mundane world.
Among the several Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles who came this time.
One named Qingyan was a great power who had reincarnated.
Of course.
If it were just an ordinary Immortal reincarnating, not to mention True Immortals or Zi Yun Immortal Nobles, even ordinary Immortal Dynasty Nobles wouldn't pay them any mind. After all, the previous life was the previous life, and this life was this life. Never mind if you were an Immortal in your previous life; even if you were an Immortal again in this life, so what?
However, having said that, if it were just an ordinary Immortal reincarnating, the Immortal Dynasty wouldn't bestow the noble title of Purple-Gold Immortal Noble.
And that Qingyan—legend had it that his previous life was a Nine Heavens Upper Immortal.
An Upper Immortal was already above ordinary Immortals. Adding the prefix "Nine Heavens" made it even more unattainable for ordinary True Immortals.
Apart from Qingyan, a former Nine Heavens Upper Immortal, the identities of the other two Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles were even more remarkable.
Their names in this life were Wan Huaiyu and Qin Hao.
It was said these two had significant backgrounds in their previous lives, but exactly what their previous identities were, no one knew. It was only known that they had considerable fame even in the Nine Heavens. And to have carved out a reputation above the Nine Heavens—one only needed to think with their toes to know their identities must be terrifyingly grand. At the very least, they were no lower, and likely higher, than Qingyan, who was a former Nine Heavens Upper Immortal.
In addition, among the Purple-Gold Immortal Nobles, there was another person named Bei Changqing.
He was not a reincarnated great power, but it was said he came from a legendary realm beyond the mundane world.
What were realms beyond the mundane world?
Places like Langya Pavilion, Kunlun Mountain, Yuqiong Tower, Carefree Valley, Shangqing Palace, and so on—ancient existences passed down since antiquity that never participated in worldly affairs.
As for which realm beyond the mundane world Bei Changqing came from, few knew. But whichever it was, its existence was not something ordinary people could afford to provoke.
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